Miniflux
App in the BluixApps catalog
What it is
Miniflux is a minimalist Go-based RSS reader — single binary, Postgres backend, sub-100ms response times. Strong focus on reading experience: no ads, no tracking, distraction-free UI. Google Reader API for mobile clients.
The performance-focused choice in OSS RSS readers — significantly faster than FreshRSS, with a cleaner UI.
What it's for
- High-performance RSS — fastest OSS reader for large subscription lists
- Minimalist reading — no fluff, just feeds
- Mobile-first design — clean responsive UI + Google Reader API
- Privacy-respecting — no analytics, no tracking
- API automation — full REST API for custom workflows
Who it's for
- RSS power users with 500+ feeds wanting performance
- Minimalists preferring lean tools
- Privacy advocates rejecting tracker-laden alternatives
- Mobile-primary readers using native clients
- Developers automating feed processing via API
Why teams pick Miniflux over alternatives
- Apache 2.0 — fully open
- Go performance — fastest OSS RSS reader
- Single binary + Postgres — operational simplicity
- Modern UI — clean, fast, mobile-friendly
- Strong API — REST + Google Reader compat
- Active development — backed by Frédéric Guillot
Integrations
- Mobile clients (Google Reader API) — Reeder, Unread, NetNewsWire, Fluent Reader
- Custom integrations — REST API for any consumer
- OPML import/export — universal feed format
- Authentication — local + OAuth (Google, GitHub, custom OIDC)
- Web push — browser notifications
- Webhook — fire on new entries
- Full-text content fetching — optional per-feed setting
Notable users & community
- 9k+ GitHub stars
- Used by power RSS users and devs worldwide
- Backed by single dedicated maintainer (Frédéric Guillot — same as Kanboard)
- Active forum + GitHub
- Standard in performance-focused homelab setups
Tips & operations
- Postgres required — no SQLite option (by design)
- Admin via env —
ADMIN_USERNAME+ADMIN_PASSWORDcreate user on first run - Per-feed config — override fetch frequency, full-text mode, filter per feed
- API tokens — generate from Settings → API Keys for mobile/automation
- Persistent Postgres —
/var/lib/postgresql/datamounted; backup regularly - Migration — OPML import from any RSS reader
What we ship in BluixApps
- Docker stack: Miniflux + Postgres 17
- Auto-generated DB password + admin password
- Persistent Postgres volume
- Port 8183 exposed (mapped from 8080 to avoid common conflicts)
- HTTPS via Let's Encrypt reverse proxy
- Migrations run automatically on container start
- Backup hook covers Postgres volume
Get this app — pick a BluixApps plan
Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.
| Tier | Tenants | Catalog | Support | White-label | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacks | 1 | 19 curated stacks | Standard | — | $19/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Starter | 10 | Full catalog | Standard | +$15–25/mo | $49/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Pro | 25 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $149/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Growth | 100 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $349/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Scale | 500 | Full catalog | 7-day window | +$15–25/mo | $799/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Enterprise | Unlimited | Full catalog | Priority 7-day | Bundled | $1,499/mo | DetailDeploy |